Westbrook out first 4-6 weeks of season

Summary of 6 articles · Updated Oct 1, 2013

At the 5:34 mark of Game 2's second quarter, Westbrook hit the deck after Rockets guard Patrick Beverley tried to steal the ball as Westbrook was calling a timeout, and Westbrook came up limping: Russell Westbrook will miss the first four to six weeks of … (more)the NBA regular season after having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Tuesday morning. Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Russell Westbrook will miss the first four to six weeks of the regular season after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday. It’s difficult to extrapolate from that sample for a few reasons: Martin was still on board, providing 14 points per game, Memphis’ elite defense was a particularly difficult match-up for a neutered offensive attack, and Oklahoma City was forced to improvise without preparation following a fluky collision between Westbrook and Rockets guard Patrick Beverley. Gordon Monson on the interesting question of what kind of year the Utah Jazz need to have for head coach Ty Corbin, who's presently in the last year of his contract, to get the chance to stick around and develop his super-young five-man core as well as whatever prize the expected-to-struggle Jazz land in the 2014 NBA draft. SG: RealGM.

Change Of Plans: Russell Westbrook's knee surgery isn't fatal for …

A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Daily Thunder, Welcome to Loud City, E…